Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-02-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
Senate,

| Senate.
| MADISON, Jan. 24.-Only O. short evening
session was held. Among the bills intro
duced were the following: An amend ment
to the Revised Statutes requiring legal no.
| tees to be pu blished in the English language
to appropriate 81, 500 to the Gettysburg
Memorial Association, to purchase the
| ground on which Wisconsin troops fought,
and Sc, 500 for memorial stone and tablets
| to authorize the construction of dams
across the ST. Croix and Flambeau Rivers.
| MADISON, Jan. 25.-According to law
vote was taken in the Senate for United
| States senator. Senator Sawyer received
&c, John Winans and John Cochrane 1.
Bills introduced: To provide for the APP
pointment of fish wardenS in each congress
sfonal district to enforce the statutes for
| the protection and preservation of game;
/ to appropriate 1926 for the purchase OF
Sanborn & Berryman's digest for the use OF
| the Legislature; to provide for letting coun-
| ty printing in Wood County ito the lowest
| bidder.
| MADISON, Jan. ga bill relating to
libel was introduced by Mr.. Brigham: To
amend section 2,467 r. s. As amended
| the section will provide that in case OF the
publication of articles by misrepresentation
| and without actual malice where subse-
| quently on the first day after knowledge of
| the true circumstances q correction given
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| llshed, no recovery beyond actual damages
| shall be permitted. 1t also provides that
| rot over $4,000 in addition TO actual
damages shall in any case be recovered. 1t
further provides that actual damages shall
| be construed to apply to damages sus-
| tanned to the trade, profession or occupa-
| ton of the person alleged to have been
liheled. The Assembly bill which makes an
| appropriation OF ST 500 for the purchase
| of stationery for the departments for 1887
and 1888 and for the legislative session OF
| 1889, was this morning reported by Mr..
| Luchsinger from the committee on claims
| with the recommendation that it pass, and
| under suspension Of the rules it was
passed. The bill authorizing the State
! Horticultural Society to appoint it's auau-
| al meeting was also passed under sus pension
| of the rules.
| MADISON, Jan. 27.-A Joint resolution
| was introduced by Senator Widule that no
new business be received by the legislature
| after February Is. The following bills were
| introduced: To provide for an annual ap-
propriatio of 81 900 for the State Horti-
cultural Society; for the suppression of
| houses of ill-fame; for the prevention of
crime and the abduction of unmarried
| women.
| MADISON, Jan. Ex-senator Schoield in
traduced bill providing for the appoint.
ment of commissioner of mineral sta
tistics at a salary of So, 900; also bill ap-
plying the registry law to Florence County.
Assembly
| MADISON, Jan. 24.-Bills introduced: To
exempt all musical instruments from seiz.
| ure for debt; to prescribe q method OF en-
| forcing the law relating to the compulsory
| education of children; to exempt pure and
| light dry wines from the provisions of the
license laws. SO that such wines can be sold
in quantities greater than one gallon, not
to be drank on the premises.
| MADISON, Jan. 25.-On the vote for
| United States senator Sawyer received Sc,
! Cochrane and Winans 81. Three members
were absent. The Joint convention will
| occur tomorrow. Mr.. Taylor, of Barron,
| introduced Joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment in relation to
jury trials to Article VII, by adding Sec
ton authorizing the Legislature to provide
for the finding of q verdict by the agree
ment of less than the whole number of
| jurors. Bills were introduced to amend
section 1, 165, revised statutes, SO that the
| interest required to be paid by the original
| owner of lands sold for taxes on redemp-
| ton shall be reduced from 25 per cent to
| 15 per cent; and to amend section 2, O92 re-
vised statutes, Ielationg to Free Masons,
Odd Fellows and similar societies and to
repeal chapter 55, laws of 1888, and
chapter 10, laws of 1885.
| MADISON, Jan. 26.-The Senate and As
sembly met in joint session in the Assem-
bly, chamber at noon and the vote of the
two houses was read and recorded, and the
Hon Philetus Sawyer was declared elected
senator for the term of six years beginning
March 4, 1887, to succeed himself Bills
introduced: To incorporate the city of
| Gnalaska; for the preservation Of fish.
Senator De Croft introduced a resolution
| to appoint Joint committee OF two SEN
1 0f nd fn or
all bills relating to fish and game. Senator
| Greenes bill to amend the charter of the
Wisconsin Odd Fellows Mutual Lie Insur-
ance Company was passed.
MADISON, Jan. 27.-Mr. Chase intro
duced a joint resolution providing for the
submission to the voters of the state OF an
amendment to section /, article OF the
state constitution, relating 20 suffrage.
Bills Introduces: To provide for the bet
| ter enforcement OF the laws OF this state
for the preservation of fish and game; to
provide for the competency OF married
women as Witnesses to incorporate the city
| of Wauwatosa; to detach certain terri
tory from the county of Oneida and at
tach the same to the comfy of Lincoln; to
create a municipal court for the county of
Oneida; to amend section 1928 r. s., re-
lating to the registration of marriages.
births and deaths; to appropriate the sum
of SIS 900 to Mrs. Amelia Jones, widow OF
the late William Jones, who was killed in
1888 by the fall of the south wing of the
capitol extension. The bill to detach GER
tain territory from the county of Oneida
and to attach the same to the county of
Lincoln, provides that townships SO, 81,
SO, 80 and 40, north of rarge 4, 5
and east be detached from the county OF
Oneida and attached to the county of Lin
coin. It further provides that the territory
SO detached from Oneida shall be liable for
it's lust proportion of the indebtedness of
the county of Lincoln existing December
81, 1886. The indebtedness and liabilities
and assets and resources of the county of
Lincoln December 81, 1886, shall be justly
! apportioned to the counties of Lincoln and
Oneida, according to the provisions of sec
ton of chapter All of the Laws of Wis
consin for 1885, the same as though the
territory hereby attached to Lincoln
County had not been detached therefrom
by said act.
MADISON, Jan. 28.-Memorials were in
PRODUCED: By Mr.. Brigham-That Bentley